Michael Kuttner

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A diplomatic encounter

J-Wire’s Israel correspondent Michael Kuttner reports on a conversation he had with Chris Cannan, Australia’s Ambassador to Israel after his first six months in...

What a difference 70 years make

On that day the United Nations voted to re-establish Jewish sovereignty in a truncated and emasculated territory far removed from the original intentions of...

Demonisation and broken glass

The resurgence of anti Jewish manifestations thinly disguised as anti Israel protests and the anniversary of Kristallnacht should remind us of the lessons which...

Balfour at the Knesset

An international conference discussing the significance of the Balfour Declaration has taken place at the Knesset in Jerusalem…reports Michael Kuttner. As stated on the invitation...

B & B – Beersheba and Balfour

It is not by chance that they occur within the same week because they are inextricably linked. Without the defeat of the corrupt and...

In the footsteps of heroes

Among the thousands of visitors to Israel for the centenary commemorations of the Anzac liberation of Beersheba are Aborigine descendants of the original soldiers...

Post holiday precipitation…writes Michael Kuttner

On the last day of Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) we pray for rain over the forthcoming winter season. Although our prayers are related to the...

New Year – what has changed?…asks Michael Kuttner

With a New Year welcomed by Jews worldwide and Yom Kippur imminent, those who thought that a new era of tolerance and peace was...

Achievements and challenges…writes Michael Kuttner

As we approach the High Holyday Festivals it is worthwhile to assess the achievements of the past year and the challenges looming in front...

Failing grades…writes Michael Kuttner

The long summer vacation is over and pupils are bracing for a reluctant return to school. By the end of the final term they will...